| WV | HB4004 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Recharge West Virginia Program, which reimburses West Virginia employers for the costs of upskilling their workforces. To be eligible for reimbursement, an employee must have received a 25% wage increase a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4784 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to extend Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4006 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to foster the operations and growth of all facets of the aerospace industry in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
On 3rd reading |
| WV | HB4008 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates to the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB402 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is all related to the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Initiatives Act including by establishing the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program, expanding the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing for independent contra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB389 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to sunset the historic rehabilitation credits in their current disperse locations in the code, provide continued eligibility to current recipients, and to replace those sections with a cohesive article that is easier to ut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Communicated to House |
| WV | SB490 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to codify federal law and give the Governor, via the West Virginia Workforce Development Board, approval of short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5480 | Pass | This bill establishes the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program to provide paid summer employment, apprenticeships, internships, and entrepreneurial exposure for youth statewide. Participation is open to all eligible yout...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | SB1053 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize Unemployment Automation and Administration Fees on certain employers to support administration and automation efforts, subject to a cap on collections, suspension of the fee and rate reduction when the Unemplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB749 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB4001 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create TEAM-WV.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4500 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-24
To Senate Rules Committee |
| WV | SB1 | Pass | The purpose of the bill is to create the Small Business Growth Program administered by the Department of Commerce by providing for the certification of capital investment authority, establishing insurance premium tax credit, providing tax credit clai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Approved by Governor 2/23/2026 |
| WV | HB5492 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish guidelines for advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers to accelerate economic development projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB1063 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Economic Development Investment Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB4958 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization program to identify and prioritize existing resources that can be directed to support economic development efforts in the Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1058 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove barriers to voluntary exchange and entrepreneurship in distressed areas without creating preferential treatment for specific industries or firms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | SB1062 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create TEAM-WV.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | SB94 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to facilitate implementation of critical and time-sensitive opportunities for economic development along the Corridor H Authority Corridor and to facilitate assistance to local economic development authorities in the Corri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB403 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of tourism attraction to include lodging facility for purposes of the Tourism Development Act credit
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5678 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to replace the Build WV project cost with a cap on new tax credit liability. The bill clarifies that the cost cap applies only to new project approvals; allows credit for smaller projects in rural areas; requires periodic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5675 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to encourage West Virginia businesses to replace foreign-manufactured goods with goods manufactured in West Virginia through performance-based, time-limited tax incentives that support sustained in-state production, workfo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5668 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create The Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5545 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that a minimum of half the members of county and municipal development authorities are West Virginia residents with at least six months of continuous West Virginia residency immediately preceding the appointment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4003 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the WV First Small Business Growth Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5490 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 20 percent discount for golf green fees at state parks for West Virginia residents on certain days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB761 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide tax credits to encourage in-state production of value-added forest products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5320 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to address the housing shortage and encourage residential development by allowing a subdivision to retain its original tax classification until individual lots are sold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5232 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Police Partnering With Communities Act and create a new fund within the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5262 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for obtaining certain certifications by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system or the Green Globes Building Initiative gr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5200 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the office of entrepreneurship, provide for legislative oversight, authorize rulemaking authority, create an associated fund, and to provide an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5136 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize certain zero emission motor vehicle manufacturers to operate as new car dealers in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5151 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Office of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5028 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Town Main Street Recovery Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB25 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Coal Marketing Program. The bill provides for the purpose of the program. The bill creates funding for the program and empowers the Governor to report on the program to the Joint Committee on Go...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB424 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steelmaking in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB627 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to replace the Build WV project cost with a cap on new tax credit liability. The bill clarifies that the cost cap applies only to new project approvals; allows credit for smaller projects in rural areas; requires periodic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4919 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating the Department of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HCR16 | Intro
25% | A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4014 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is all related to the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Initiatives Act including by establishing the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program, expanding the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing for independent contra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4854 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4478 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create immunity for racing facilities from certain liability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To House Legal Services Committee |
| WV | SB623 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create economic incentives for data centers to locatewithin the state and further stimulate the state's economy by relying on locally sourced coal-generated electricity. The bill provides salvage value treatment for per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB4832 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that all high impact data centers report water use to the Department of Environmental Projection as part of the Water Resource Protection and Management Act's water use monitoring requirements, authorizes the De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4548 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to putting West Virginia first. The bill requires employers that receive a local labor utilization waiver to hire at the same qualifications and rates provided to Workforce WorkForce West Virginia; clarifies West Virg...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Government Administration Committee |
| WV | HB4151 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Aviation Access and Tourism Growth Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4520 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide West Virginia residents with a discount for lodging and services at West Virginia State Parks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4530 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to improve traffic intersections impacted by high-impact retail operations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4015 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of tourism attraction to include lodging facility for purposes of the Tourism Development Act credit
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4016 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to sunset the historic rehabilitation credits in their current disperse locations in the code, provide continued eligibility to current recipients, and to replace those sections with a cohesive article that is easier to ut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To House Finance Committee |
